The Defining Moments Line Part 3
So, May 2016 saw another Sting being released and this was a 'Surfer' Sting and he was decked out in his ring attire that he wore at the WCW Great American Bash of 1990 and that was a Defining Moment as it was the, well, was supposed to be, the passing of the torch as Sting won his first world title defeating Ric Flair. This figure had a variant of sorts, the first release had the boots with laces and the second one was more accurate as it didn't have laces just like the boots he wore in the match. It's an OK figure, nice display piece and as I said, every bit a defining moment.
Next up in July we had another Ultimate Warrior and this is one of the figures where I believe doesn't fit into the defining moment category. It is based on his Ultimate Maniacs tag team which was with Randy Savage and was very short lived. They were supposed to team at Survivor Series of 1992 to face Ric Flair and Razor Ramon but Warrior had another falling out with the WWF brass and was gone. Savage would eventually prise Mr. Perfect away from being Flair's advisor and have him as a partner in the match. For the record, Savage in the Ultimate Maniacs attire got a release in the Elite line and Mr. Perfect based on the attire in this match got a release in the RetroFest line, and I have to say, is a great figure.
In September of 16 we got a second John Cena and this was like a 'Word Life' version of him, not as outstanding as the first DM figure he got and to be honest, another one for me, that doesn't fit into a defining moment list.
November saw Ric Flair get another figure in this line and it definitely was a defining moment as the attire he's wearing is based on his retirement match from Wrestle Mania XXIV where he lost to Shawn Michaels. It's an iconic moment really which saw the career of one of the true greats to ever grace the squared circle come to an end......oh wait. This figure saw two different releases as well like the GAB Sting, one had Flair's robe open and one had it closed, it was no issue to me which I had, unlike the Sting as I am a loose collector, but I think the MOC collectors were scrambling around for maybe both figures, any MOC collectors reading this please tell me if this was the case for you.
Following this was another figure again I thought, defining moment, hmmm. It was Shinsuke Nakamura based on his match from his debut where he faced Sami Zayn, side note on that, Zayn from I believe Elite 40 was the first Elite figure I ever bought, and this Nakamura figure was the first I ever bought from Toysandmasks.com
As the line began to wind down we got a real great figure, it was a Macho Man Randy Savage based on his Wrestle Mania III match (against Ricky Steamboat). It came complete with removeable headband, glasses and amazing robe, if there was anything that should've been included with this figure is the IC title belt which of course he lost to Steamboat at WM III.
And we are at the end, the final figure in the Defining Moments line was Chris Jericho based on his match at Vengeance 2001 where at the end of the night, he ended up with two titles, big gold and the Attitude Era winged eagle one. Jericho first defeated The Rock and then Steve Austin. The figure itself is nothing outstanding but collectors really like the fact it comes with the two belts.
So that was the end of the line as far as general releases however, there were some limited edition Ultimate Warrior figures. Warrior had a deal with JAKKS fro exclusive figures and he also did with Mattel. I don't own any of these figures i do know someone who does, and yes, I am VERY envious, you can see loose images of them pictured.
So that is it guys, the final part of my look at the Defining Moments range from WWE and Mattel. Some hits, some misses, let me know your favourite/least favourite.
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